Exactly when does an IFRAME onload event fire?
Does the IFRAME's onload event fire when the HTML has fully downloaded, or only when all dependent elements load as well? (css/js/img) The latter: <body onload= fires only when all dependent elements (css/js/img) have been loaded as well. If you want to run JavaScript code when the HTML has been loaded, do this at the end of your HTML: <script>alert('HTML loaded.')</script></body></html> Here is a relevant e-mail thread about the difference between load and ready (jQuery supports both). The above answer (using onload event) is correct, however in certain cases this seems to misbehave.